Scholte House Museum & Gardens — Attraction in Pella

I’d only recommend the tea room experience if you are serious about hearing Maria’s and some of Pella’s story. Additionally, be aware that you will be getting a light snack (if you end up liking the snacks) rather than a meal if you thought this was a place for lunch, which was my mistake.

After about an hour of hearing the life story of Maria, the life story of Maria’s children, and the life story of who Maria carried an affair with, we were served tea bags, three small cookies, one almond tart, one chocolate, a half teaspoon chunk of cheese, a three quarters millimeter of a meat stick, sliced bread, and a dip that my mom claimed tasted just like an Aldi brand.

I then found it rather absurd that the employee played a post modern violin cover of “A Thousand Years” rather than Franz Liszt (who Maria enjoyed) because the employee thought his music was too “somber”. Meanwhile, Liszt’s compositions are some of the most sanguine and brilliantly easy listening pieces of the time. I still can’t understand what goes on in these people’s minds.

You will also have to pay an additional $10 fee to view all the rooms of the Scholte House apart from the...

The Scholte Gardens were lovely. We were there during the tulip festival in Pella. There was a dance being done in the gardens and a flower show inside. We did all of this before going into the tea room which we made reservations for. The cost of visiting the tea room was $22 and let me tell all of you do not waste your money. Before serving us anything but water, we listened fir 30 minutes to a presenter giving us history about the Scholte house and family. It was rather boring and not well presented. We lost interest pretty quick. Then they brought tea pots of hot water and we could choose the tea bag flavor of our choice. This was followed by a very light snack of various Dutch food offerings. It was minimal and this was after the presenter droned on and on. I do not recommend this tea room. Save your money and do...

Stopped in over the weekend and had a wonderful time. My wife and I are the type to inquire and ask a lot of questions and the very kind and knowledgeable lady at the front must've taken 20-30 minutes to chat with us not just about the house but about the history of Pella in general.

We had the good fortune to be the only folks there and got to take a very leisurely stroll through reading the many informative plaques placed around the house.

The house itself was very well kept and is clearly well cared for. There were many interesting artifacts from Scholte and his family in the house and we learned a lot about the founders of the town.

We had a great time and it was well worth the price of admission for anyone looking to have some...